Short Review of Special Topics in Calamity Physics

Special Topics In Calamity Physics.. hum.. what can I say about this book? My advise to those of you reading and getting annoyed (I was getting annoyed)? Hang in there! The ending is really good, and worth trudging through the wordy beginning and annoying citations. The citations were cute at first, but got a little distracting. I admit this one went slow for me.. the other books we have chosen I finished very quickly. It's slow because of the writers style.. which is quirky and sometimes overdone in my opinion. The plot is really very interesting, and the story kept me moving, even if I was reading at a snails pace. The last hundred pages were much better, the ending is pretty thrilling, and the plot really takes off at the end. Let me know what you all think.. I am dying to hear some reviews of this one! Were you annoyed like me or did any of you LOVE the writers style?

Autobiography

Okay, so I've only started reading this month's book but it got me thinking about autobiographies for some reason. I guess it's because she mentions them in the first page or 2, but I was thinking maybe it would be a good idea to write one. Just to keep, not to publish, of course. The content will not be interesting enough for the average Joe, but maybe my future children or grandchildren will find it somewhat interesting how we lived back here in the "stone age."

I would start now, and lay it out in parts. Part 1 would be as far back as I can remember through graduating collage. Then Part 2 could be life after collage through my childrens' graduations from whatever, then Part 3 could be life again without kids and retirement. :) See, I figure I can remember more about my past if I start now, then, add to it as my life progresses, so it's more like me at that time and not an old kook looking back at life. So, I guess it would be a diary of sorts, but no daily entries. It would have stages-of-life entries, the 3 parts.

I don't know, is this dumb? Would my future family even care? I do wish I knew more about my family, so I'm hoping my opinion passes through my bloodline. :)

I am actually going to read this one! I need to take my lunch break and pick it up at the Library!